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  • Persistence

    The word, "persistence" popped into my mind this afternoon as I was engaging in reflection and considering what to write. The verb "to persist" is derived from the Latin, "persistere" which is a compilation of two concepts, "per" (thoroughly) and "sistere" (come or cause to stand still). The one who persists stands for and on…

  • The Postive Power of HUNGER

    I was a little taken back as I sat in the training session for aspiring vacuum cleaner salesmen and heard the trainer say, "I hope you are all in serious debt or financial trouble. If you are, you will be successful." I didn't like what he said at the time, but I came to understand…

  • This Just Grabbed Me

    VIDEO REPORT: I had to blog this. Roach robotics Robotic cockroaches integrate themselves into insect society. Says one scientist. “I allows me to get into a world I have never observed before without influencing.” I used to get up in the night in our first apartment and try to catch them “it the act.” It…

  • Refilling the Trough and Other Ponderables

    "Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox." – Proverbs 14:4 The crib or "manger" here is the place where the grain is stored to feed the oxen. Ironically, it is not only the place where the ox is energized for labor, but it is…

  • Talking Yourself Into a Ticket

    "A fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them." – Proverbs 14:3 (NIV) I used to teach traffic school and later supervised other traffic school teachers, some of whom were police officers. They told me some hilarious tales of how people had talked themselves into tickets –…

  • Builder or Destroyer?

    "Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands." – Proverbs 14:1 Are you a builder or a destroyer? Keep in mind that whatever you do in this regard, it is to your house that you do it. If you act out of anger or impulse, you are likely…

  • Don’t Quit

    Thanks to Anthony Fernando for this:

  • Love the Process

    Do you love the results of wisdom, but hate the process? Wisdom is key to success in any endeavor. Without it, we falter at some point. For that reason, we all want it – and we want it right now. We want to be wise and successful. We want it immediately. We all want good…

  • We Can Do It

    The first time I heard the story of Dick and Rick Hoyt and heard Dick speak, I was was utterly amazed and my soul was stirred. Since that time, the power of their lives has not diminished for me. Rick and Dick have a message: Yes You Can! I would not begin  to dispute that,…

  • Nowhere or Know Where

    A few minutes ago, on MySpace and here I posted a bulletin with an error severe enough to change the meaning of a phrase. I corrected the error here, but could not in the MySpace bulletin, so I wrote a new bulletin and you are getting that and a little more. In my flawed messages…